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Ernest William HUGHES

Regimental number2716
Place of birthMildura, Victoria
SchoolMildura State School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationHorticulturist
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Bernard Walker Hughes, Eleventh Street, Mildura, Victoria
Previous military service3rd Militia
Enlistment date15 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Moldavia on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateDied of disease 24 February 1916
Age at death19.10
Place of burialCairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 329), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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